Prince William voices concern about the impact lockdown on children’s mental health

William’s pupil lockdown fears: Prince warns about effect on mental health as children are kept away from class William warned of the  mental health of children being kept away from school Duke of Cambridge said he was concerned about family’s muddling through Discussed in video call with five professionals from the Belfast Health and Social Care … Read more

Ant and Dec, Laura Whitmore and Holly Willoughby feature in new mental health campaign

A host of British stars including Ant and Dec, Gordon Ramsay, Holly Willoughby, David Walliams and Laura Whitmore are starring in a new mental health campaign. ITV’s Britain Get Talking features more than 20 of the nation’s famous faces speaking in a video call about staying connected. The advert raises the importance of reaching out … Read more

Prince William talks mental health with Premier League stars

The Duke of Cambridge has met professional footballers in a bid to ‘break the stigma surrounding men’s mental health’. In a documentary to be shown on BBC One later this month, William meets Premier League players including Burnley goalkeeper Joe Hart to discuss the issue. The programme: Football, Prince William And Our Mental Health, will … Read more

Kate Middleton and Prince William video call volunteers from mental health text service Shout 

Glowing Kate Middleton sported a chic updo and a lockdown tan as she and Prince William video-called volunteers from the mental health text service Shout. The Duke, 37, and Duchess of Cambridge, 38, joined the call to mark the first anniversary of Shout, the UK’s first 24/7 crisis text line, which they launched last year … Read more

Study finds that doing regular exercise helps older people boost their mental agility

Get active to keep your brain moving: Study finds that doing regular exercise helps older people boost their mental agility and is particularly important for those at risk of Alzheimer’s  Exercising four days per week increased blood flow to the brain in volunteers Volunteers had an average age of 66 with no history of heart … Read more

Facebook settlement suggests HALF of company’s moderators developed mental health issues from work

Facebook settlement suggests about HALF of the company’s moderators developed mental health issues as a result of their work removing graphic content from the platform A lawsuits suggests one in two Facebook moderators suffers from mental health issues as a result of their job Attorneys and mental health experts came to the conclusion when assessing a … Read more

Children with mental health problems must be severely unwell before they can get help at NHS

Children with mental health problems ‘are having to attempt SUICIDE’ to get treatment because NHS trusts are turning them away ‘unless they have severe symptoms’ Third of mental health trusts in England only accept kids with ‘severe’ symptoms  GPs said children were having to attempt or threaten suicide to get referred Just one in five … Read more

Eating healthily has a ‘direct relationship’ with better mental health, study confirms

Diets improve BRAIN as well as body: Cutting back on fat and sugar has a ‘direct relationship’ with good mental health and cognitive function Scientists looked at past research to see how food affected mental health They found there were definite links in some areas and vaguer in others The Mediterranean diet was found to … Read more

Eating meat improves mental health, study claims  

Eating meat IMPROVES mental health and one in three vegetarians are depressed, study claims Study found vegetarians are twice as likely to take medication for mental illness   Scientists found vegetarians are nearly three times as likely to consider suicide Researchers reviewed 18 studies involving a total of 160,257 participants  By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 17:44 … Read more

Emily Ratajkowski admits she’s going through an ’emotional and mental battle’ during quarantine

Emily Ratajkowski admits she’s going through an ’emotional and mental battle’ during coronavirus self-isolation By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 08:49 BST, 29 April 2020 Emily Ratajkowski is going through an ’emotional and mental battle’ during her coronavirus self-isolation.  The 28-year-old model is staying at home with her husband Sebastian … Read more